CONFIGURE CHECK SETTINGS

Use this screen to set up Costpoint for printing checks. You can set up address printing order, signature requirements, and positive pay printing in accordance with post office and bank scanning requirements.

Location

Print

Primary Signature

Select this check box to print a signature on the first or only line of the check.

Secondary Signature

Select this check box to print a second signature on the check. You must select the Primary Signature check box to enable this one.

Signature Limit

Enter the payment amount above which Costpoint limits the signatures it prints on Accounts Payable checks. If you print signatures on checks, Costpoint compares the amount of each check to the amount you enter in this field. You choose to print signatures on checks on the Print/Void Checks screen. Costpoint uses the file you specify in the Location field to print signatures on those checks that do not exceed this amount.

When you set up a primary signature but no secondary signature, Costpoint prints no signature on checks for amounts greater than the Signature Limit. When you set up both primary and second signatures, Costpoint prints only the primary signature on checks for amounts greater than the Signature Limit.

Signature Req Message

Costpoint enables this field when you select the Secondary Signature check box. The text that you enter here prints above the primary signature on every check. Examples.

Address Order for Checks/1099 Self-Mailers

Use the options in this group box to change the printing order of address lines on Accounts Payable checks and 1099 self-mailers. This group box helps you comply with U.S. postal regulations. You must also select the 1099-MISC Self-Mailer option on the Print/Create 1099s and Magnetic Media screen to print self-mailers. The default selection is Line 1/2/3.

Line 1/2/3

Select this option if you want the address order to be Name/Line1/Line2/Line3/CityStateZip.

Line 2/3/1

Select this option if you want the address order to be Name/Line2/Line3/Line1/CityStateZip.

Check and 1099 Report Resolution

Use the options in this group box to specify the printing resolution, low or high, of Accounts Payable checks and the 1099 report. The Low option is selected by default.

Date Field Indicator

Select the format in which to print the Check Date on Canadian preprinted laser checks:

Your selection here overrides the Date Format setting on the Manage Currencies screen.

Preprinted Laser Check Part 3

Use the options in this group box to specify what to print in the third or lower section of preprinted laser checks:

Positive Pay Printing Requirement

Use this group box to comply with positive pay printing requirements. This feature is compatible with post office scanning requirements. Positive pay printing is available for preprinted laser, blank laser, and Z-fold laser checks.

Positive pay is not supported for British laser and Canadian preprinted laser checks.

Arial 12 pt

Select this check box to print checks using Arial 12-point font.

Payee Lines Only

Select this option to print only the payee lines in 12-point Arial font. If you select this option, checks print the following way:

All Lines

Select this option to print all lines in 12-point Arial font. Because of the font size increase, you must select an address line to be eliminated from printing in the Address Line Elimination field. This selection is the default.

If you select this option, checks print the following way:

Address Line Elimination

If you selected the All Lines option, use this drop-down list to select the address line to be eliminated from check printing: